ike Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 I have a project that I want to stain made of B. B. plywood I have tried a test piece and it didn't work very well any suggestion . IKE OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 I stain baltic birch all the time using minwax stains and then a clear coat sealer. bb RabidAlien and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgiro Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 I never had any luck with stains on baltic birch. I could rarely got a good even coat and when I did, I wasn't really happy with the result. I have dyed it, using alcohol based dyes, but that may not be what you want. SCROLLSAW703 and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimErn Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 With BB and stain I found the best way to prep the BB is to first wipe it down with mineral spirits, let dry, stain Be sure you are wearing those latex gloves, the oil on our skin when transferred to BB seems to make it splotchy sometimes OCtoolguy, tomsteve, SCROLLSAW703 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 I tried mineral oil once, just messing around with it. It turned red. Pretty bad. OCtoolguy and SCROLLSAW703 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneMahler Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 Use a pre-stain conditioner on it. It won't be so blotchy and evens the tones out. crupiea, Hermit, NC Scroller and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 As Wayne said a pre conditioner will help. Also gel stains are much more controllable. Also the grit you sand the piece will determine the amount of stain gets in the grain. The higher the grit the less stain. OCtoolguy and SCROLLSAW703 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrye Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 I went in a different direction with a recent project. I used craft store acrylic paint mixed 1:1 with water and wiped it on. The pic shows the result, which I and the recipient were happy with. OCtoolguy and SCROLLSAW703 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 Beautiful! SCROLLSAW703 and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsteve Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 if your using an oil based stain, spray the wood with mineral spirits,let it soak in, wipe off the excess, then apply the stain. OCtoolguy and SCROLLSAW703 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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